G-TAP A-SF21 Transceiver Rules and Notes

The G-TAP A-SF21 supports SFP and SFP+ transceivers, for connectivity to 1G/10G fiber and copper Ethernet links.

Keep in mind the following notes and rules for transceivers.

1.

Tap speed is determined by the external devices connected to the network ports. The external devices must be running at the same speed for data to be passed to the Monitor/Tool ports.

2.

The Network ports must use the same transceiver type

3.

The Tool port transceivers must support the same speed as the Network port transceivers. However, though Tool port transceivers do not need to be from the same medium it is recommended to use the same optics, either as one another or as those in the Network ports.

4.

When using 1G SFP Optical Transceivers in the Monitor/Tool ports, the connected tools must have auto-negotiation disabled for the link to establish successfully.

5.

Copper SFP transceivers can only be used at 1G speeds (1000BASE-T). There are no configurable auto-negotiation, speed, or duplex settings for these transceivers that would allow 10/100 Mbps use.

For details about the supported transceiver, cable type, fanout, inline ports, and clusters, refer to “GigaVUE-OS Compatibility and Interoperability Matrix”.